As first reported late Saturday night by WEEI’s Alex Speier, the Red Sox have promoted infield prospect Garin Cecchini from their Triple-A club in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Alex Wilson was then optioned to Pawtucket in a corresponding 25-man roster move.

Cecchini is not in the Red Sox starting lineup on Sunday and will probably be sent back to the minors when Stephen Drew is activated later this week.

The 23-year-old hit .322/.443/.471 with seven home runs and 23 stolen bases in 129 games last season between High-A Salem and Double-A Portland. He’s struggled this year in his first taste of Triple-A, but the third baseman was rated a Top 75 prospect this past offseason by MLB.com, Baseball America, and Baseball Prospectus.

Ceccini was not in the plans for 2014. It’s hard to see how the Drew signing impacts him. The Drew signing makes the Red Sox a better defensive team in 2014. It also takes incredible pressure off of a very young rookie over a long season. Anyone who believes that the Drew signing doesn’t make the Sox a better team in 2014 is making a dishonest argument.